Climate
Diyarbakır logs 133 hot days a year to Istanbul's 9 — Istanbul wins by 124. Diyarbakır also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
Diyarbakır
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Istanbul
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Istanbul averages $1,616/mo for balanced living; Diyarbakır has no cost baseline yet.
Istanbul
$1,616monthly · balanced
Mobility
Istanbul scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Diyarbakır has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Istanbul's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Diyarbakır's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Istanbul scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Diyarbakır has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Istanbul scores 1.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Diyarbakır has no safety baseline.
Career
Istanbul scores 3.8 on career (0–5 scale); Diyarbakır has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Istanbul scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Diyarbakır has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Istanbul scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Diyarbakır has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Istanbul scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Diyarbakır has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Istanbul scores 4.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Diyarbakır has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Diyarbakır averages 31.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Istanbul's 18.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Istanbul breathes ~40% cleaner air (12.5 µg/m³ lower).
Diyarbakır
Istanbul
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Diyarbakır (649K) and Istanbul (14.2M) are 22x in population — Istanbul is the larger metro, Diyarbakır the smaller; on land area Istanbul spans roughly 17x more ground.
Istanbul is roughly 19x the scale of Diyarbakır
Combined population & area comparison
IstanbulDiyarbakırCity Scale Rankings
Istanbul14.2M22xDiyarbakır649K1xIstanbul1,269 km²17xDiyarbakır75 km²1xDiyarbakır
Istanbul
Who Thrives Here
Diyarbakır favours the winter escapist, while Istanbul suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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